Ed Shaughnessy (夏含夷) is the Lorraine J. and Herrlee G. Creel Distinguished Service Professor in Early Chinese Studies, Professor in East Asian Languages and Civilizations and the College, and Director of the Creel Center for Chinese Paleography. ...

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Ed Shaughnessy (夏含夷) is the Lorraine J. and Herrlee G. Creel Distinguished Service Professor in Early Chinese Studies, Professor in East Asian Languages and Civilizations and the College, and Director of the Creel Center for Chinese Paleography. In this talk at the Center in Beijing, Shaughnessy delved into the history of UChicago’s East Asian Studies program and describe recent developments in the field at one of the leading ancient China studies institutions in the United States.